5A-2 Region IV District 14 Top Player Performances of the Week
Congratulations to this week's top players! We're covering the best performances in games played on Thursday and Friday (using all statistics entered as of the time of writing). Enjoy!
A Season-Best Performance from Cody Adame Leads Gregory-Portland over Ray
On Thursday, Gregory-Portland got the W thanks in part to Cody Adame playing the best football he has all season. Adame rushed for 237 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 11.3 yards per carry, good enough to set a new career-high in rushing yards in the process.
On the season, Adame has run in 11 touchdowns while averaging 136.2 rushing yards per game. He is looking even better than he did last year: after six games last season, he had six rushing touchdowns.
Gamescore: 59.98
Trevor Long Turns in Season-Best Effort
On Friday, Miller got the W thanks in part to Trevor Long playing the best football he has all season. Long threw for 320 yards and six touchdowns while completing 77.8% of his passes, and also punched in a touchdown on the ground.
Miller's victory was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 4-2. Long and Miller will challenge Carroll at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 58.33
Robert Muhammad Delivers Best Effort of Season
Robert Muhammad produced his most outstanding game to date while leading Carroll to the win on Thursday. Muhammad rushed for 162 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 8.1 yards per carry. The performance marked the most rushing yards he has had since back in August of 2023.
Muhammad must have King's number; he was a force to be reckoned with the last time he faced them too. When Muhammad last faced the Mustangs back in September of 2023, he rushed for 102 yards and a touchdown.
Gamescore: 48.40
Eathan Vela Crosses Big Stat Threshold
Eathan Vela produced his most outstanding game to date while leading Miller to the win on Friday. Vela picked up 167 receiving yards and three touchdowns. The performance once again pushed his average receiving yardage north of 100 yards per game (101.2). Miller is undefeated when Vela posts two or more receiving touchdowns, but 1-2 otherwise.
This season, Vela has caught 7 touchdowns while averaging 101.2 receiving yards per game.
Gamescore: 35.20
A Season-Best Performance from Jaihum Cook Leads Miller over Corpus Christi Moody
Jaihum Cook produced his most outstanding game to date while leading Miller to the win on Friday. Cook picked up 85 receiving yards and two touchdowns, and also punched in a touchdown on the ground. The effort also marked the most rushing yards (21) he has had since back in November of 2023.
For the year, Cook has caught those 2 touchdowns while averaging 22.5 receiving yards per game. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he was only averaging 0.67 receiving yards per game.
Gamescore: 30.23
Other Notable Players
- Delson Cavaness: 15 total tackles (1.0 for loss) and 1 forced fumble (Gamescore: 25.50)
- Tripp Thompson: 151 yards passing; 31 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 18.87)
- Jayden Vela: 14 total tackles (1.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 17.00)
- Nick Cantu: 55 yards passing; 2 TDs rushing (Gamescore: 16.17)
- Brandon Coates: 107 yards receiving, 1 TD (Gamescore: 15.83)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps